Methods of Discovery: Heuristics for the Social Sciences (Contemporary Societies) | 
| Author: Andrew Abbott
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Category: Book
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Pages: 261
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0393978141
Dewey Decimal Number: 300.1
EAN: 9780393978148
ASIN: 0393978141
Publication Date: February 19, 2004
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Book Description
Methods of Discovery is organized around strategies for deepening arguments in order to find the best ways to study social phenomena. This exciting book is not about the mechanics of doing social science research, but about habits of thinking that enable students to use those mechanics in new ways, by coming up with new ideas and combining them more effectively with old ones. Examples from throughout the social sciences help show how these moves can open new lines of thinking. Each chapter covers several moves and their reverses (if these exist), discussing particular examples of the move as well as its logical and theoretical structure. This book offers readers a new way of thinking about directions for their research and new ways to imagine information relevant to their research problems.
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A Brilliant, Readable Introduction to the Logic of Sociology May 17, 2004
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This is a beautifully written, clear and understandable analysis of the diverse ways of thinking in contemporary sociology. It is written to be understandable by undergraduates who are serious about the discipline and are about to undertake research on their own. Graduate students will find it indispensible as they make very important decisions about their own careers. Reading Abbott is much easier than trying to figure these things out on your own . The author's concept of "fractual heuristics" is an innovative and insightful way of thinking about the interaction of different kinds of ideas in the discipline. There is too much here for me to summarize in a short review, but it is well worth reading.
Ted Goertzel, Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University.
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